Can You Solve These Brain Teasers? (Part 1)

If you’re not good at logic, stop reading right now. This quiz is for those of you who enjoy a good mind workout. Wake up your brain and test your mental sharpness. If you get stumped, don’t worry. The answers are given following each question.

Give these a try! We bet you don’t get more than 3 right.

Question 1 / 16

A rooster laid an egg on top of the barn roof. Which way did it roll?

It didn’t roll.

It roll towards the left first, then down.

It roll towards the right first, then down.

Absolutely right!

That was incorrect.

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Question 2 / 16

If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

2nd

1st

3rd

Was that too easy for you?

That was incorrect.

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Question 3 / 16

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, which was the highest mountain in the world?

Mt. Everest

Mt. Kangphu Kang

Mt. Mckinley

Stunning!

Not quite right.

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Question 4 / 16

How much dirt is there in a hole 3 inches deep, 6 inches long and 2 inches wide?

18 cubic inches

36 cubic inches

None

Stunning!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect.

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Question 5 / 16

If a doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take one pill every half hour, how long would it take before all the pills had been taken?

1.5 hours

1 hour

2 hours

3 hours

Nice going!

Not quite right.

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Question 6 / 16

If there are 6 apples and you take away 4, how many do you have?

4

6

2

Marvelous!

I'm afraid that wasn't it.

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Question 7 / 16

A clerk at a butcher shop stands five-feet ten-inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?

200 lbs

160 lbs

None of these answers

Nice going!

Having difficulty with this one?

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Question 8 / 16

Adam's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?

March

None of these answers

June

Good work!

Having difficulty with this one?

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Question 9 / 16

How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?

Ten

Once

Infinite

Yay!

I'm afraid that wasn't it.

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Question 10 / 16

Which month has 28 days?

First 6 months of the year

February

All

Great!

That was incorrect.

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Question 11 / 16

A 10 foot rope ladder hangs over the side of a boat with the bottom rung on the surface of the water. The rungs are one foot apart, and the tide goes up at the rate of 6 inches per hour. How long will it be until three rungs are covered?

2 hours

Never

3 hours

Beautiful!

Not quite right.

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Question 12 / 16

Why is it against the law for a person living in New York to be buried in California?

That's the way the law is.

He is not dead.

He needs to be buried where he died.

Nice going!

I'm afraid that wasn't it.

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Question 13 / 16

Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister?

In some states

No

Yes

Fantastic!

Having difficulty with this one?

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Question 14 / 16

Which is heavier?

A ton of feathers

A ton of gold

None of these answers

A ton of silver

Amazing!

Hmm, I don't think so.

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Question 15 / 16

Name the most recent year in which New Year’s came before Christmas.

Last year

The year before last year

This year

You get a gold star for that!

Not quite right.

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Question 16 / 16

An electric train is moving north at 100mph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10mph. Which way does the smoke blow?

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